03042nam 2200625 a 450 991081624630332120200520144314.00-8232-4338-90-8232-4337-00-8232-4667-1(CKB)3240000000065566(SSID)ssj0000601731(PQKBManifestationID)11367738(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601731(PQKBWorkID)10566314(PQKB)11618915(MiAaPQ)EBC3239633(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092899(OCoLC)830023770(MdBmJHUP)muse14145(Au-PeEL)EBL3239633(CaPaEBR)ebr10561965(OCoLC)797844764(EXLCZ)99324000000006556620111108d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNew Bedford's Civil War /Earl F. Mulderink III1st ed.New York Fordham University Press2012xii, 306 p. illThe North's Civil WarBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8232-4334-6 Includes bibliographical references and index."A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford -- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford -- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front -- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War -- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts -- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare -- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford -- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War -- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era -- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War.This book examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront from 1861 to 1865 and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans.North's Civil War.New Bedford (Mass.)History19th centuryMassachusettsHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsNew Bedford (Mass.)History, Military19th centuryNew Bedford (Mass.)Social life and customs19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspects974.4/85Mulderink Earl F1655901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816246303321New Bedford's Civil War4008496UNINA